Quote Originally Posted by M-A Lagrange View Post
Such assumptions are not completely crazy since Lightening Thunder has been a non success and US do disangage slowly on the military side. They are not the only one to have had such opinion.
Also the reaction of the autorities seems disproportionated and make the make up possibility really attractive.
Although, in this case, al-Shabab formally claimed responsibility. While groups have been known to claim attacks they didn't undertake, in this case I would say it makes the very implausible secret-Uganadan-plot suggestion even less plausible.